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THE  LIBRARIES 
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Avery  Library 


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Established  1849. 


THE 

EMERSON  PIANO  CO. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

GRAND,  SQUARE  and  UPRIGHT 

PIANOS. 


WAREROOMS  : 

No.  174  TREMONT  STREET,  BOSTON. 

No.  92  FIFTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK. 

FACTORIES  : 

HARRISON  AVENUE  AND  RANDOLPH  STREET. 


Boston,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 


AVERY  LIBRARY 
COLUMBIA  UNIVERSITY 


Th  e Emerson  Piano  Company, 

Established  in  1849  by  the  late  William  P.  Emerson,  has  grown  and  prospered  until  it 
stands  to-day 

AMONG  THE  LARGEST  AND  MOST  SUCCESSFUL 

piano  manufacturing  establishments  in  the  country,  distributing  its  production  not  only 
through  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  the  British  Dominion,  but  shipping  them  to 
Europe,  Australia,  South  America,  and  the  West  Indies. 

The  originally  fine  qualities  of  the  Emerson  piano  have  been  improved  and  per- 
fected, its  musical  and  artistic  merits  keeping  pace  with  the  material  and  financial 
progress  of  the  company,  and  in  full  accord  with  the  rapid  advance  in  the  musical 
culture  of  the  age 

By  some  stroke  of  good  fortune,  or  through  some  ingenious  mode  of  advertising, 
an  ordinary  instrument  may  attain  a temporary  success,  but  in  the  sharp  and  continued 
competition  of  forty  years,  the  solid  and  staying  properties  of  a piano  are  sure  to  tell, 
and  the Jinalc  must  inevitably  be 

■'THE  SURVIVAL  OF  THE  FITTEST." 

That  the  Emerson  Pianos  are  among  the  few  makes  that  have  stood  the  test,  may 
be  justly  attributed  to  the  causes  mentioned  above  as  well  as  to  judicious  business 
management,  without  which  even  great  mechanical  skill  is  powerless  to  maintain  a high 
standard  of  excellence. 

The  merits  of  the  Emerson  Square  Grand  Piano  are  so  well  known  and  its  popu- 
larity so  widespread,  that  nothing  further  need  be  Said  in  its  praise. 

The  Emerson  Upright  Pianos  have  attained  a remarkable  success  during  the  past 
few  years,  the  new  Style  14  scale  having  made  a positive  sensation  in  the  trade  and  its 
good  points  having  been  utilized  in  the  manufacture  of  the  other  styles  of  uprights. 
Manufactured  of  the  best  materials  to  be  obtained,  regardless  of  cost,  with  all  the 
facilities  of  a large  and  well-appointed  factory  filled  with  the  most  modern  and  improved 
machinery,  and  the  best  of  skilled  labor  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  two  mem- 
bers of  the  company  who  have  served  almost  a life  apprenticeship  in  all  the  departments 
of  piano  manufacturing,  it  is  not  surprising  that  a 

MOST  SUPERB  INSTRUMENT 

should  have  been  produced,  which  has  made  its  way  into  public  favor  solely  on  its 
merits. 


Attention  is  called  to  the  elegant  and  tasteful  designs  of  the  Upright  cases  in  the 
accompanying  illustrations.  The  styles  8 '4  and  14  are  being  finished  in  beautiful  and 
costly  woods,  such  as  burl  walnut,  fancy  mahogany,  Spanish  cedar,  satin  wood, 
Hungarian  ash,  antique  oak  and  maple,  as  well  as  in  the  ordinary  ebony  and  rosewood 
finish. 

THE  EMERSON  PARLOR  GRAND 

is  a new  scale  drawn  by  the  same  skillful  hands  that  designed  the  now  celebrated 
Emerson  Style  14."  No  pains  or  expense  have  been  spared  in  its  construction,  and 
the  company  now  offer  it  to  the  trade  and  to  the  public  with  the  confident  belief  and 
assurance  that  it  will  be  found  in  every  way  equal  to  any  piano  manufactured,  a belief 
that  has  been  fully  justified  by  experience  during  the  past  year.  The  same  may,  with 
equai  justice,  be  said  of  the  EMERSON  BABY  GRAND,  which  possesses  a remarkably 
fuil  and  singing  quality  of  tone. 

That  these  instruments  may  stand  entirely  on  their  merits,  the  Emerson  Company 
would  respectfully  invite  the  public  to  visit  any  of  their  several  warerooms  or  agencies, 
and  judge  for  themselves,  as  by  personal  examination  alone  can  their  many  points  of 
excellence  be  fully  understood  and  appreciated  The  Emerson  Pianos  will  tell  their 
own  story  better  than  it  can  be  told  in  print. 

In  ordering  by  mail,  the  pattern  of  the  panels  desired  can  be  indicated  by  the 
number  of  the  page. 


ALL  EMERSON  PIANOS  FULLY  WARRANTED  FOR  SEVEN  YEARS. 


STYLE  2,  SQUARE. 

7 l-j  Octaves.  Full  Agraffe. 

R.ch  rosewood  case,  four  round  corners,  back  finished  as  front,  serpentine  plinth  pearl 
moulding'  above  plinth,  carved  legs  and  pedal,  fret 
desk  and  ivory  keys. 


Length,  6 feet  6 inches. 


Width,  3 feet  2 inches. 


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three  unisons,  seven  octaves  and  ivory  keys. 


Height.  4 feet  1%  inches.  Width 


feet  1 inch.  Depth.  2 feet  2 inches. 


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STYLE  8. 

New  improved  fall,  patent  swing  desk,  carved  trusses,  patent  mouse-guard  pedal  feet,  new  patent 
full  iron  plate,  patent  repeating  action,  three  unisons,  7'/$  octaves 
and  ivory  keys. 


Height.  4 feet  Sy£  inches.  Width,  5 feet  A}4  inches.  Depth,  2 feet  2 inches. 


STYLE  8,  UPRIGHT.  Perforated  Bronze  Panels. 

New  improved  fall,  patent  swing  desk,  carved  trusses,  patent  mouse-guard  pedal  feet,  new  patent 
full  iron  plate,  patent  repeating  action,  three  unisons,  1'/$  octaves 
and  ivory  keys. 


Height,  4 feet  S '/2  inches.  Width,  5 feet  4 y2  inches  Depth,  2 feet  2 inches. 


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STYLE  8G,  UPRIGHT. 

7}i  octaves  and  ivory  keys. 

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STYLE  8 'A,  UPRIGHT. 


Perforated  Bronze  Panels. 


Rolling 


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patem  repeating  action.  n.-«r  patent  full  iron  pU,e-  ,hree  „nl50nSi 

~'/i  octaves  and  ivory  keys. 


Height,  4 feet  S'/2  inches. 


Width,  5 feet  2 inches. 


Depth,  2 feet  2 y2  inches. 


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STYLE  14,  ENGRAVED  PANELS. 

New  scale,  three  strings  or  unisons,  7'/i  octaves,  ivory  keys,  patent  repeating  action,  new  patent 
full  iron  plate,  rolling  fall,  patent  swing  desk,  carving  on  front  and  ends 
extra  carved  trusses  and  mouse-guard  pedal  feet. 

Height,  4 feet  9'/2  inches.  Width,  5 feet  5 inches.  Depth,  2 feet  3 inches. 


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STYLE  14,  CABINET  GRAND  UPRIGHT. 

Perforated  Bronze  Panels. 

New  scale,  three  strings  or  unisons,  7y £ octaves,  ivory  keys,  patent  repeating  action,  new  patent 
full  iron  plate,  rolling  fall,  patent  swing  desk,  carving  on  front  and  ends, 
extra  carved  trusses  and  patent  mouse-guard  pedal  feet. 

Height,  4 feet  9'A  inches.  Width,  5 feet  5 inches.  Depth,  2 feet  3 inches. 


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STYLE  14,  CABINET  GRAND  UPRIGHT. 

Heavy  Carved  Panels. 

New  scale,  three  strings  or  unisons,  7'/i  octaves,  ivory  keys,  patent  repeating  action,  new  patent 
full  iron  plate,  rolling  fall,  patent  swing  desk,  carving  on  front  and  ends, 
extra  carved  trusses  and  patent  mouse-guard  pedal  feet. 

Height,  4 feet  9)4  inches.  Width,  5 feet  5 inches.  Depth,  2 feet  3 inches. 


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BABY  GRAND. 


Rosewood  or  Mahogany  case  double  veneered  with  sawed  veneers,  rich  moulding  and  handsomely 
carved  legs  and  lyre,  repeating  action,  7 octaves,  three  unisons,  nickel  plated 
agraffes,  sustaining  (3d)  pedal  and  ivory  keys. 


Length.  6 feet.  Width.  4 feet  9)4  inches. 


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PARLOR  GRAND. 


Rosewood  or  Mahogany  case  double  veneered  with  sawed  veneers,  rich  moulding  and  handsomely 
carved  legs  and  lyre,  repeating  action,  7'/$  octaves,  three  unisons,  nickel  plated 
agraffes,  sustaining  (3d)  pedal  and  ivory  keys. 


Length,  6 feet  9)4  inches. 


Width,  4 feet  9)4  inches. 


Showing  Construction  of  Interior  of  Style  14. 


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Showing  Style  14  Plate  When  Strung. 


Showing-  Construction 


of  Back  of  Uprights. 


CARE  OF  A PIANO. 


Pianos  should  not  be  subjected  to  extremes  of  heat  or  cold,  to  dampness  or  to 
extreme  dryness.  Neither  should  they  be  subjected  to  sudden  changes  of  temper- 
ature. Nearly  all  the  troubles  of  a piano,  such  as  the  swelling  or  shrinking  of  parts 
of  the  keys  or  action,  the  rust  on  the  strings  and  the  checking  of  the  varnish,  result 
from  the  non-observance  of  these  requirements. 


TO  UNPACK  AN  UPRIGHT  PIANO. 

Take  out  the  screws  holding  the  lid  of  the  box,  remove  the  lid,  then  take  out  the 
screws  on  the  back  and  sides  of  the  box,  being  careful  to  hold  the  side  cleats  with  the 
the  hand,  in  order  that  they  may  not  fall  and  scratch  the  sides  of  the  piano  ; then,  one 
man  at  each  end,  pull  the  piano  squarely  out  of  the  box. 

Remove  the  strips  screwed  on  the  back  of  the  piano,  untie  the  tapes  and  take  off 
the  papers.  To  remove  the  dust,  use  a soft  silk  handkerchief.  The  key  will  be  found 
tied  to  the  consol. 


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